Bridgetown.
Over 200 prisoners have fallen ill forcing the authorities to quarantine an entire block at Her Majesty's Prison Dodds.
According to a source, 250 inmates on the remand block at Barbados' lone prison have been placed under quarantine after falling ill with flu -like symptoms.
In addition, about 10 prison warders have gone on sick leave, with flu-like symptoms.
The source said doctors were called into the prison and the medical facility which holds 11 beds was now full and that prison staff uneasy, given the recent health warnings issued by the Ministry of Health.
